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Orbital flight test shuttle external tank aerothermal flight evaluation, volume 2This 3-volume report discusses the evaluation of aerothermal flight measurements made on the orbital flight test Space Shuttle External Tanks (ETs). Six ETs were instrumented to measure various quantities during flight; including heat transfer, pressure, and structural temperature. The flight data was reduced and analyzed against math models established from an extensive wind tunnel data base and empirical heat-transfer relationships. This analysis has supported the validity of the current aeroheating methodology and existing data base; and, has also identified some problem areas which require methodology modifications. Volume 1 is the Executive Summary. This is volume 2, containing Appendix A (Aerothermal Comparisons), and Appendix B (Flight-Derived h sub i/h sub u vs. M sub inf. Plots). Volume 3 contains Appendix C (Comparison of Interference Factors between OFT Flight, Prediction and 1H-97A Data), Appendix D (Freestream Stanton Number and Reynolds Number Correlation for Flight and Tunnel Data), and Appendix E (Flight-Derived h sub i/h sub u Tables).
Document ID
19870011581
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Praharaj, Sarat C.
(Remtech, Inc. Birmingham, AL, United States)
Engel, Carl D.
(Remtech, Inc. Birmingham, AL, United States)
Warmbrod, John D.
(Remtech, Inc. Birmingham, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1986
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-179075
RTR-041-02-VOL-2
NAS 1.26:179075
Report Number: NASA-CR-179075
Report Number: RTR-041-02-VOL-2
Report Number: NAS 1.26:179075
Accession Number
87N21014
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-33373
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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